Chapter 109 - Held Banquet for Lujiang Nobles (1/2)

Chapter 109 – Held Banquet for Lujiang nobles

Translated by Bloodfalcon, Edited by Krayto

Within a few days the 4 counties of Lujiang had fallen, Shucheng County, shi+ting County, Qianshan County and Jiashi+ County! The Nearby Wuwei County who heard the ru’s region already in Lu Bu’s hands, but nobody in Lu Bu arood, it cannot afford Lu Bu’s 40,000 soldiers! Lujiang Prefecture has 20,000 households with a population ofPrefecture is located in far south, it did not experience the chaos of the Central Plains caused by war So Lujiang is the ideal destination for refugees

TL: Central Plains, location of China capital Luoyang, Chang’an, Beijing are all located in Central Plains (Zhongyuan) and I believe this is why People Republic of China called the Prefecture hadissue in grain and provision distribution

You cannot let Lu Bu dis death

“Gongtai, how ?!” Lu Bu frohile looking that big pile of official documents

“Grain and provisions are less than 7000-shi+!!!” Chen Gong shook his head 7000-shi+ of grain and provisions rain and provisions, but in fact, it is not Even if this grain and provisions were used efficiently being rationed, it can only maintain the army for less than 3 weeks

If there is a battle, this a

“What about those paddy fields surrounding the city?!” When Sun Ce went toward Xiakou, he not just took al city, he also took a rain and provisions Therefore when Lu Bu’s arrain and provisions

“Paddies?!” Chen Gong smiled bitterly “Milord, this time is early summer To have a freshly matured paddy, it needs at least three months!”

“We must wait three months?!” Lu Bu’s army now cannot even afford a one month wait

“Can we buy the at the market is the only solution in order to support these months until the new paddy rain and provisions but the price is truly expensive!” Chen Gong is very helpless now In these tiold It’s so expensive that a half-jin paddy rice (25 kg rice) equals to 100 bronze coins Probably 1 tael of gold can probably only buy 1-shi+ of grain and provisions

TL: According to historical records, when in peace and prosperity time, half-jin paddy equal to only 10 bronze coins and 1-tael of gold can buy 50-shi+ of grains and provisions Checked it in historical records

Lu Bu’s arrain and provisions So, if they tried to buy them all, Lu Bu’s army could not afford them

“What about corain taxes?!”

Chen Gong said “Co left for theh to survive next harvest!” Those in the corain and provisions, if they raise grain taxes, those commoners will not be able to eat

“How about we borrow from those noble clans?!” Lu Bu said

“Milord, if we can just borrow from them casually, then ould not need to have this discussion!” These merchant shops are controlled by noble clans So when Chen Gong wanted to borrow grains and provisions, they just avoid hirain or provisions or they just wanted to take advantage on hian to tell Lu Bu what he had encountered when he want to negotiate with those nobles

These people are not hesitating even a bit to decline Lu Bu's request to borrow grain and provisions If ordinary families refused, it is understandable, because they are also struggling in order to survive day by day, but those are noble clans!!! They have fertile lands arain and provisions? This kind of treatar in order to shame him

Especially the Zhou clan, Chen clan and Liu clan They closed their doors and only sent their lower servant to receive Chen Gong Chen Gong held his anger as best he could, because in order to govern this Lujiang, he must have the local nobles support Lu Bu

“HUMPH!!!!” Lu Bu bang his fist on the table “So they do not want to lend grain and provisions, eh?! Gongtai, you send a letter for all of Lujiang noble’s clan patriarch, tell to the them to a banquet in this Administration Office!”

“Milord, what are you want to do?!” Chen Gong a little worried because currently Lu Bu is quite unhappy and he is afraid he is going to cut all of the In chaotic ti also wanted to kill those nobles, but he hesitated because by doing that, he will offend the nobles of this nation and at the very least, this Lujiang will fall into chaos

“Relax, Gongtai I still havecity, Zhou clans’ edback and forth, in his hand there is an invitation that Lu Bu sent

There are also people who sat in nearby chairs